Bifacial tool/projectile point
Object Details
- Collection History
- Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of George J. Niebuhr (1874-1928, of Maplewood, New Jersey); purchased by MAI from his widow Christine L. Zenke Niebuhr (1880-1951) in 1928.
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- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Date created
- 200 BC–AD 1600 (Middle to Late Woodland period)
- Catalog Number
- 16/3211
- Barcode
- 163211.000
- Culture/People
- probably Woodland Tradition (archaeological culture) (attributed)
- Previous owner
- George J. Niebuhr, Non-Indian, 1874-1928
- Seller
- Christine L. Zenke Niebuhr (Christine Luzetta Zenke/Mrs. George Niebuhr), Non-Indian, 1880-1951
- Object Type
- Tools and Equipment (General)
- Object Name
- Bifacial tool/projectile point
- Media/Materials
- Stone, quartz, chalcedony
- Techniques
- Flaked/chipped
- Place
- Mason County; West Virginia; USA
- See related items
- Woodland Tradition (archaeological culture)
- Tools and Equipment (General)
- Record ID
- NMAI_174585
